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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1892
Page
2
The item lists E. H. Woodwarp & Orm C. Emery as editors and publishers. It notes the Friday June 24 1882 publication date and that the paper entered as second class matter at the Newberg Oregon post office.
A fragmentary column blends a verse fragment about ideal manhood with local items. It notes the Chicago death of Exwons Buate, third child lost by parents in two years, and a Wortland election favoring the Citizen's Ticket. Reports of cemetery desecration and grave robbing provoke talk of lynching as authorities confront crime and discontent.
An analysis of gravel road economics argues actual costs are lower than common estimates. With five mile haul, rural crews can build for 1200 to 1500 dollars per mile including earth crowning and ditching. A twelve to fourteen foot roadbed, proper drainage, and a large grader reduce expenses while avoiding unnecessary rock layers.
The article explains gravel road building methods with twelve inch layers and three inch lifts, emphasizes prompt maintenance and economic benefits. It notes farmers supplying gravel reduce road taxes, keeps money local, and supports nearby communities through local labor and shared profits.
In June 1802 a party travels from Newberg to Tacoma by train and steamer to Vancouver. The writer narrates the trip with humor and notes Tacoma’s stony soil and lack of tillable land as the group boards the 8 o’clock a.m. train and begins the voyage up Puget Sound.
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